Thank you Albert !!!
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Following the developer indications i have placed 3 out of the 4 beams that goeson deck #2.
The riders and the beans are not glued yet. I still need to understand the structure of this deck and the Orion deck (deck #0 on the kit).
I used brass rods to check the beams alignment and was perfect. The rode aren't part of the kit
Understanding this small step and cleaning the beams took me the full afternoon.
See you all next week !!
Daniel
Following the developer indications i have placed 3 out of the 4 beams that goeson deck #2.
The riders and the beans are not glued yet. I still need to understand the structure of this deck and the Orion deck (deck #0 on the kit).
I used brass rods to check the beams alignment and was perfect. The rode aren't part of the kit
Understanding this small step and cleaning the beams took me the full afternoon.
See you all next week !!
Daniel
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Good idea checking the alignment!
Your build really is looking lovely Daniel. I am really curious about the construction with the five mini riders in the area where the mast would be stepped. The English used a simple block that went across the keelson and was wedged so it could be moved fore and aft to adjust the rake of the mast but I cannot figure out how the mast would be supported and adjusted with the system on an East Indiaman like the Bonhomme Richard. There are a lot of drawings of East Indiamen on the RMG Collections website but I could not find even one that shows how the masts were stepped. Waiting to see how this is worked out. 
Allan
English system - note that there is no strake of planking between the limber strake and keelson on English ships.
Allan
English system - note that there is no strake of planking between the limber strake and keelson on English ships.